Detection of gastroenteritis viruses from faecal specimens in 2017
| Month | Number of specimen tested | Norovirus | Rotavirus | Astrovirus | Sapovirus | Enteric adenovirus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| January | 1027 | 149 | 14.51% | 133 | 12.95% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February | 1086 | 161 | 14.83% | 163 | 15.01% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March | 1114 | 120 | 10.77% | 178 | 15.98% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| April | 918 | 56 | 6.10% | 78 | 8.50% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | 1115 | 65 | 5.83% | 56 | 5.02% | 16 | 1.43% | 18 | 1.61% | 5 | 0.45% |
| June | 1087 | 54 | 4.97% | 21 | 1.93% | 20 | 1.84% | 11 | 1.01% | 10 | 0.92% |
| July | 1099 | 31 | 2.82% | 18 | 1.64% | 20 | 1.82% | 26 | 2.37% | 16 | 1.46% |
| August | 1074 | 43 | 4.00% | 17 | 1.58% | 13 | 1.21% | 8 | 0.74% | 5 | 0.47% |
| September | 953 | 47 | 4.93% | 13 | 1.36% | 10 | 1.05% | 17 | 1.78% | 14 | 1.47% |
| October | 1059 | 113 | 10.67% | 19 | 1.79% | 14 | 1.32% | 67 | 6.33% | 20 | 1.89% |
| November | 948 | 103 | 10.86% | 30 | 3.16% | 25 | 2.64% | 57 | 6.01% | 22 | 2.32% |
| December | 914 | 90 | 9.85% | 89 | 9.74% | 18 | 1.97% | 29 | 3.17% | 15 | 1.64% |
Remark: Multiple specimens may have been received from the same patient.
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